Cyril Frankel

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1921-12-28

Deathday 2017-06-07 (95 years old)

Place of Birth Stoke Newington, London, UK

Cyril Frankel

Biography

Cyril Solomon Israel Frankel was a British film and television director. His career in television began in 1953 and he directed for over 30 TV programmes until 1990. Cyril Solomon Israel Frankel (28 December 1921 – 7 June 2017) was a British film and television director. His career in television began in 1953 and he directed for over 30 TV programmes until 1990. He directed many episodes of popular British TV shows, such as The Avengers, and the pilot episodes of the ITC Entertainment shows Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) and Department S in 1969. In 1970, he directed "Timelash", an episode of UFO, which he described as a very interesting script and one of his personal favourites. Frankel also directed many documentaries and feature films, including Never Take Sweets from a Stranger (1960) and School for Scoundrels (1960; taking over from Robert Hamer, who was credited as sole director). One of his films, Man of Africa (1953) - the first film to feature a cast made up of relatively unknown black actors - was not released and was lost for some time. A complete copy has since been discovered and has been screened at a number of international film festivals. In terms of documentaries, Frankel supervised some of the films that were broadcast for the BBC arts series Monitor (1958–65), among which was the first ballet programme to be filmed and edited to the choreography. Prior to his retirement, he became the ceramics expert for Bonhams auction house. A book, Modern Pots: Hans Coper, Lucie Rie and their Contemporaries - The Lisa Sainsbury Collection, was co-authored by Frankel and published in 2000. His memoir, Eye to Eye, was published by Bank House Books in 2009. Frankel died on 7 June 2017 at the age of 95.

Known For

Director

1990
Harry and Harriet

as Director

1984
Tennis Court

as Director

1983
1978
1975
Permission to Kill

as Director

1972
The Protectors

as Director

1972
The Adventurer

as Director

1971
Jason King

as Director

1970
UFO

as Director

1969
Department S

as Director

1968
The Champions

as Director

1966
The Witches

as Director

1966
The Trygon Factor

as Director

1966
The Baron

as Director

1965
Gideon's Way

as Director

1963
The Very Edge

as Director

1961
On the Fiddle

as Director

1961
1961
The Avengers

as Director

1960
1959
Alive and Kicking

as Director

1958
She Didn't Say No!

as Director

1957
No Time for Tears

as Director

1956
1954
Make Me an Offer!

as Director

1954
Devil on Horseback

as Director

1953
Man of Africa

as Director

1951
Wing to Wing

as Director

1950
1950
From the Ground Up

as Director

Writer

1953
Man of Africa

as Story

Actor

1939
Goodbye, Mr. Chips

as Schoolboy Extra (uncredited)